Christian Prog Rock
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Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Prog Recommendations/Featured albums
Forum Description: Make or seek recommendations and discuss specific prog albums
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Printed Date: March 10 2025 at 02:31
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Topic: Christian Prog Rock
Posted By: philipemery
Subject: Christian Prog Rock
Date Posted: July 24 2018 at 16:04
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Hey all, So I'm not Christian,but... I am morbidly curious. Is Christian prog rock a thing? I am familiar with After The Fire and Iona, and I know that Petra most certainly took inspiration from prog bands (though ended up on the Arena band side of things). But wondering if it is a thing? Any recommendations? I am curious mostly about the Golden Era of prog (late 60's-70's) so any bands from that era are particularly appreciated. ------------- But the sun is eclipsed by the moon. -- Pink Floyd |
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Posted By: Fischman
Date Posted: July 24 2018 at 16:22
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Check out the band Akacia. Christian neo prog. Farpoint is folk prog with a touch of symphonic prog. They aren't overtly Christian, but there are definite Christian influences present. Former Kansas songwriter Kerry Livgren is Christian and that shows up prominently in most of his solo albums. If you like early Rush at all, you have to check out Trytan's first album, Celestial Messenger. It's straight up Christian and the music is more hard rock than prog, but it is proggish. But it has an uncanny resemblance to Rush, right down to the Rickenbacker-toned bass lines and the high pitched vocals. |
Posted By: Larkstongue41
Date Posted: July 24 2018 at 16:23
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This might be of interest: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=109789&KW=christian&PN=1" rel="nofollow - https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=109789&KW=christian&PN=1 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=103212&KW=neal+morse&PN=1" rel="nofollow - https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=103212&KW=neal+morse&PN=1 ------------- "Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar." |
Posted By: philipemery
Date Posted: July 24 2018 at 16:27
Not a Rush person (of any era of theirs to be honest). But I'll check them out nonetheless. I know about Kerry, though I never have really considered Kansas prog tbh. I know John Elefante also ended up forming the Christian band Mastedon and it is supposedly proggish. ------------- But the sun is eclipsed by the moon. -- Pink Floyd |
Fischman wrote:Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: July 24 2018 at 22:32
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Was gonna suggest Neal Morse. ------------- I use they/them pronouns (feel free to ask me about this!) Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp ! |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: July 25 2018 at 03:33
Barabba : Canti del vangelo secondo  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pvx7GRG4mA&t=53s |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 25 2018 at 04:17
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"Christian" is about lyrics, not about music as far as I can see. Nevertheless, there are some prog rock artists with Christian lyrics. The most recommendable are Neal Morse and Iona. ------------- 
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 25 2018 at 06:15
| Try Peter Gee's new CD "The Bible". |
Posted By: noni
Date Posted: July 25 2018 at 06:30
I have all his albums   Another band to check out is Supernal Endgame |
Posted By: Roman Kor
Date Posted: March 08 2025 at 13:21
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https://forumupload.ru/uploads/0017/d8/50/2/996011.jpg" rel="nofollow"> We are a Christian rock band "Соль Земли" from Russia that has chosen progressive and art rock for self-expression. You can listen to our new album here: https://open.spotify.com/album/59JCF6C5g8hGaVS7Mz6yTB" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/album/59JCF6C5g8hGaVS7Mz6yTB https://music.apple.com/ru/album/1785884949" rel="nofollow - https://music.apple.com/ru/album/1785884949 There are a lot of guitar solos and instrumental parts on the album.
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Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: March 08 2025 at 17:23
| I'm surprised that no one mentioned Genesis' "Suppers Ready". Especially as the op was looking for that classic era of progressive rock. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 08 2025 at 19:27
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Glass Hammer. Bassist Steve Babb is out front with his beliefs. How much does your faith come into play with writing for Glass Hammer? Is it easier to put your heart out there and not have it shouted down by the mainstream than it was years ago? I look at a guy like Neal Morse, and it seems he is as well loved as a Christian artist as he was back with Spock’s Beard. Steve: Glass Hammer is not a Christian band and we do not play Christian music. We are Christians who play in a band and my lyrics are shaped by my world-view, which happens to be a Christian world-view. I think it’s important to make the distinction. I have never felt comfortable marketing my music to “the church”. I want Christians to gravitate to us naturally when possible and I want non-Christians to be able to enjoy our music without feeling like they’re being evangelized. If my faith shines through the music of Glass Hammer, and non-Christian listeners pick up on it and are interested – fantastic! That’s my hope. We’re just providing entertainment for proggers and in a way that is not sneaky at all, and not overtly preachy – Glass Hammer points the way. Lex Rex is the closest thing to just “putting it out there” that we’ve ever done. If we do a Part Two (and I have ideas for that), we’ll be putting it out there again. But only because the story involves a Roman soldier’s confrontation with Jesus Christ. It’s just a story, just a legend, and just my take on it. It’s still not the Gospel. https://heavensmetalmagazine.com/index.php/2018/09/27/glass-hammer-for-now-we-see-through-the-glass-hammer-but-darkly-d74/" rel="nofollow - https://heavensmetalmagazine.com/index.php/2018/09/27/glass-hammer-for-now-we-see-through-the-glass-hammer-but-darkly-d74/ ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: AlanB
Date Posted: March 09 2025 at 13:24
| Neal Morse is the obvious one. But another band worth checking out is Theocracy. |
Posted By: DoobieBrother6
Date Posted: March 09 2025 at 14:35
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Vindication - same (US, 71?) ....... Most Christian prog is mediocre. Just as most religous people (and rich people) have terrible music taste (and collections - if any at all.) There is a book on rare Xian rock/prog/psych. Good luck finding a copy in the wild. |